Rachel Maddow sat down with Jon Stewart to talk about her experience sitting in the Supreme Court this week during hearings over the Voting Rights Act. Maddow shared details of what it’s like to be in the court to hear the arguments, telling Stewart that Justice Antonin Scalia loves to “troll” with his deliberately provocative… Read more »
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CNN contributor sort of calls Justice Roberts a white supremacist
Following a Supreme Court hearing on the continuation of the Voting Rights Act yesterday, CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin writes of Chief Justice John Roberts: A justice’s questions at oral argument do not always indicate how he is going to vote, but Roberts’ record on these racial issues is already well-established. What does this mean for the… Read more »
Michael Moore: Supreme Court Justice Scalia Like a Hood-Wearing Klansman
Schlockumentary filmmaker Michael Moore on Wednesday likened Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia to a member of the Ku Klux Klan. In a tweet published about an hour ago, Moore wrote, "Memo to Tarantino prop dept: Please send one of those poorly sewn hoods from Django to Justice Scalia. Make sure it matches his": read more… Read more »
Justice Scalia speaks truth about the politics of the Voting Rights Act; Liberals freak out
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is under assault for comments he made in Court today. The case in question, Shelby County v. Holder, deals with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Under Section 5, local cities or counties with a history of racial discrimination in voting are not allowed to make changes in their… Read more »